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Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.Wed, 25 Jul 2018 08:50:54 -0700en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.4Gala opens countdown to 50th anniversary of 1st moon landinghttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/apxgala-opens-countdown-to-50th-anniversary-of-1st-moon-landing-2/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/apxgala-opens-countdown-to-50th-anniversary-of-1st-moon-landing-2/#respondSun, 22 Jul 2018 14:18:09 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/news/apxgala-opens-countdown-to-50th-anniversary-of-1st-moon-landing-2/CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin was noticeably absent from a gala kicking off a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, even though his nonprofit space education foundation is a sponsor and he typically is the star attraction. Aldrin said he didn’t attend because of objections […]]]>Aldrin skips Space Center gala amid feud with his childrenhttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/apxaldrin-skips-space-center-gala-amid-feud-with-his-children/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/apxaldrin-skips-space-center-gala-amid-feud-with-his-children/#respondSun, 22 Jul 2018 01:20:28 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/news/apxaldrin-skips-space-center-gala-amid-feud-with-his-children/CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin was noticeably absent from a gala kicking off a yearlong celebration of the 50-year anniversary of the first moon landing, even though his nonprofit space education foundation is a sponsor and he typically is the star attraction. The black-tie Apollo Celebration Gala held under a […]]]>Gala opens countdown to 50th anniversary of 1st moon landinghttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/apxgala-opens-countdown-to-50th-anniversary-of-1st-moon-landing/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/apxgala-opens-countdown-to-50th-anniversary-of-1st-moon-landing/#respondSat, 21 Jul 2018 09:26:09 -0700https://www.seattletimes.com/news/apxbuzz-aldrin-expected-to-be-no-show-at-apollo-gala/CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin was noticeably absent from a gala kicking off a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, even though his nonprofit space education foundation is a sponsor and he typically is the star attraction. No explanation was given for Aldrin’s absence from […]]]>Rosalynn Carter recovering from surgery in Atlantahttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/rosalynn-carter-recovering-from-surgery-in-atlanta/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/rosalynn-carter-recovering-from-surgery-in-atlanta/#respondSun, 18 Feb 2018 11:00:15 -0800https://www.seattletimes.com/news/rosalynn-carter-recovering-from-surgery-in-atlanta/ATLANTA (AP) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is recovering from surgery at Emory University Hospital. Carter, 90, had surgery on Sunday to remove scar tissue from a portion of her small intestine, The Carter Center said in a statement. The surgery was successful. The scar tissue, the statement said, developed after a cyst was […]]]>Boeing and SpaceX drive ‘new space race’ at NASA centerhttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/private-companies-drive-new-space-race-at-nasa-center/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/private-companies-drive-new-space-race-at-nasa-center/#respondTue, 29 Aug 2017 22:02:03 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/private-companies-drive-new-space-race-at-nasa-center/Critical milestones are on the horizon for Boeing and SpaceX, NASA's commercial crew partners: Flight tests of their spacecraft, including crewed missions, are planned for 2018.]]>Astronaut Buzz Aldrin rolls out the red carpet for Marshttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-mars/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-mars/#respondSun, 16 Jul 2017 23:40:02 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-mars/CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Forty-eight years after he landed on the moon, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin rolled out a red carpet for the red planet at a star-studded gala at the Kennedy Space Center. Aldrin, 87, commemorated the upcoming anniversary of the 1969 mission to the moon under a historic Saturn V rocket […]]]>Astronaut Buzz Aldrin rolls out the red carpet for Marshttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-rolling-out-the-red-carpet-for-mars/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-rolling-out-the-red-carpet-for-mars/#respondSat, 15 Jul 2017 05:37:02 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-rolling-out-the-red-carpet-for-mars/CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Forty-eight years after he landed on the moon, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Saturday rolled out a red carpet for the red planet at a star-studded gala at the Kennedy Space Center. Aldrin, 87, commemorated the upcoming anniversary of the 1969 mission to the moon under a historic Saturn […]]]>In rural Kentucky, solar eclipse preparation keeps town busyhttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/in-rural-kentucky-solar-eclipse-preparation-keeps-town-busy/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/in-rural-kentucky-solar-eclipse-preparation-keeps-town-busy/#respondTue, 27 Jun 2017 23:54:12 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/in-rural-kentucky-solar-eclipse-preparation-keeps-town-busy/HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Cross over the old Louisville & Nashville Railroad in this town remembered for its Civil War encampment and you’ll see the first signs — there’s fresh anticipation in the rural areas that will be prime viewing locations for the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse to sweep the United States in 99 […]]]>Climate deal pull-out may speed up damage to Trump propertyhttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/climate-decision-could-accelerate-damage-to-trump-properties/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/climate-decision-could-accelerate-damage-to-trump-properties/#respondThu, 08 Jun 2017 00:05:07 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/climate-decision-could-accelerate-damage-to-trump-properties/PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement could accelerate damage to his family’s real estate empire in the coming decades, especially his properties that lie just feet from the encroaching sea in low-lying South Florida. The president’s Mar-a-Lago estate, the soaring apartment towers bearing his […]]]>Prosecutors in AP report on church abuse no longer employedhttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/prosecutors-in-ap-report-on-church-abuse-no-longer-employed/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/prosecutors-in-ap-report-on-church-abuse-no-longer-employed/#respondFri, 10 Mar 2017 23:04:03 -0800http://www.seattletimes.com/news/prosecutors-in-ap-report-on-church-abuse-no-longer-employed/SPINDALE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina district attorney says two assistant prosecutors no longer work for him amid charges they sabotaged investigations into abuse in their secretive religious sect. District Attorney David Learner’s Friday announcement came just two days after he asked the State Bureau of Investigation to look into allegations by former Word […]]]>Al Gore hosts climate and health conference in Atlantahttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/al-gore-hosts-climate-and-health-conference-in-atlanta/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/al-gore-hosts-climate-and-health-conference-in-atlanta/#respondThu, 16 Feb 2017 09:44:06 -0800http://www.seattletimes.com/news/al-gore-hosts-climate-and-health-conference-in-atlanta/ATLANTA (AP) — Former Vice President Al Gore said Thursday that more attention must be paid to the dangerous health consequences of climate change, and he called on scientists, health officials and health care providers to work together to find solutions to the crisis. Gore made the comments during the Health and Climate Meeting at […]]]>Colossal Civil War painting gets a new home in Atlantahttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/2nd-battle-of-atlanta-giant-civil-war-painting-on-the-move/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/2nd-battle-of-atlanta-giant-civil-war-painting-on-the-move/#respondFri, 10 Feb 2017 00:01:02 -0800http://www.seattletimes.com/news/2nd-battle-of-atlanta-giant-civil-war-painting-on-the-move/ATLANTA (AP) — An enormous panoramic painting depicting the Civil War’s Battle of Atlanta was relocated to a modern exhibit hall Friday after workers loaded it onto a flatbed truck for the 9-mile trip to its new home. Historians hailed the painstaking move as a milestone for the 6-ton Cyclorama — one of the world’s […]]]>Carter: Renewable energy can help Trump create jobshttps://www.seattletimes.com/business/carter-renewable-energy-can-help-trump-create-jobs/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/carter-renewable-energy-can-help-trump-create-jobs/#respondWed, 08 Feb 2017 12:51:02 -0800http://www.seattletimes.com/news/carter-renewable-energy-can-help-trump-create-jobs/PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter said Wednesday millions of jobs could be created in the United States if President Donald Trump embraced renewable energy sources such as geothermal, solar and wind power. Carter, a Democrat who was the first U.S. president to install solar panels at the White House, said he hoped […]]]>Michelle Obama makes light of Trump’s microphone problemhttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/michelle-obama-makes-light-of-trumps-microphone-problem/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/michelle-obama-makes-light-of-trumps-microphone-problem/#respondTue, 04 Oct 2016 12:58:29 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/michelle-obama-makes-light-of-trumps-microphone-problem/CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — She didn’t mention Donald Trump by name, but Michelle Obama had some fun at the Republican presidential nominee’s expense during a campaign event for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Praising Clinton, Mrs. Obama said, “She doesn’t cry foul” and tapped her microphone. It was an apparent swipe at Trump, who said the […]]]>Attorney General says Mateen investigation moving forwardhttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/as-orlando-funerals-wrap-up-survivors-worry-about-future/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/as-orlando-funerals-wrap-up-survivors-worry-about-future/#respondSat, 18 Jun 2016 22:00:07 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/as-orlando-funerals-wrap-up-survivors-worry-about-future/ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Although the killer is known, the investigation continues into what motivated and enabled Omar Mateen to carry out the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said in interviews Sunday on several news shows that the FBI would release a partial printed transcript of the conversations between […]]]>Funerals, fear and uncertainty loom as Orlando grieveshttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/man-hit-in-back-in-orlando-shooting-played-dead-to-survive/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/man-hit-in-back-in-orlando-shooting-played-dead-to-survive/#respondFri, 17 Jun 2016 23:16:03 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/man-hit-in-back-in-orlando-shooting-played-dead-to-survive/ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — People marched down Orlando streets with rainbow flags and others lined up to wait hours for a “One Pulse” tattoo on Saturday as supporters tried to boost the somber city’s spirits while more victims of last weekend’s nightclub shooting were buried. Across from Cathedral Church of St. Luke, where Christopher Andrew […]]]>NASA astronauts prepare for flight on commercial spacecrafthttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nasa-astronauts-prepare-for-flight-on-commercial-spacecraft/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nasa-astronauts-prepare-for-flight-on-commercial-spacecraft/#respondTue, 26 Apr 2016 23:15:08 -0700http://www.seattletimes.com/news/nasa-astronauts-prepare-for-flight-on-commercial-spacecraft/ST. LOUIS (AP) — Five years after the last NASA astronauts flew from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to the International Space Station, a new group is preparing for a trip, this time on a private spacecraft. On Tuesday, veteran astronauts Eric Boe and Sunita Williams used touch-screen simulators to practice docking Boeing Co.’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft […]]]>Calm urged as Ferguson grand jury nears decisionhttps://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/calm-urged-as-ferguson-grand-jury-nears-decision/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/calm-urged-as-ferguson-grand-jury-nears-decision/#respondSat, 22 Nov 2014 03:27:00 -0800Activists, authorities and the family of Michael Brown called for calm as a grand jury drew closer to an announcement in the Ferguson police shooting. But it was unclear whether the panel was still at work or when it would render a decision.]]>At Boston Marathon, a chance to finally finishhttps://www.seattletimes.com/sports/other-sports/at-boston-marathon-a-chance-to-finally-finish/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_alex-sanz
https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/other-sports/at-boston-marathon-a-chance-to-finally-finish/#respondThu, 17 Apr 2014 02:41:00 -0700Just one tiny misstep at mile 15 of the Boston Marathon last spring ruined any chance of amputee runner Jeff Glasbrenner breaking four hours.]]>